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Cash offer vs. listing with an agent

Selling to us is not the right answer for everyone. Here is the honest comparison so you can tell which situation you are in.

  • Commission

    Selling to us

    None

    Listing with an agent

    3–6% of the sale price — $3,000 to $6,000 on a $100,000 house

  • Closing costs

    Selling to us

    We usually cover them

    Listing with an agent

    Typically paid by you

  • Repairs before selling

    Selling to us

    None — we buy as-is

    Listing with an agent

    Usually required to attract buyers

  • Cleaning and staging

    Selling to us

    None. Leave what you want behind

    Listing with an agent

    Expected

  • Showings

    Selling to us

    None

    Listing with an agent

    Ongoing, often at short notice

  • Time to sell

    Selling to us

    As little as 7 days

    Listing with an agent

    Commonly 6–12 months

  • Risk of the sale collapsing

    Selling to us

    We pay cash — no lender involved

    Listing with an agent

    Buyer's mortgage can fall through late

  • Price certainty

    Selling to us

    Our offer does not change

    Listing with an agent

    Price cuts are common if it sits

  • Sale price

    Selling to us

    Below full market value

    Listing with an agent

    Market value, before costs are deducted

When you should list with an agent instead

We will tell you this on the phone too, so it may as well be here:

  • The house is in good condition and you are not in a hurry. On the open market, with time to wait for the right buyer, you will usually clear more even after commission.
  • You can afford the carrying costs while it sits. Mortgage, taxes, insurance and upkeep for six to twelve months are real money — but if they are comfortable for you, time is on your side.
  • Getting the highest possible price matters more than certainty. A cash sale trades some of the price for speed and for knowing it will actually close. If that trade is not worth it to you, do not make it.

Where we are usually the better answer is the opposite: the house needs work you cannot pay for, there is a deadline you cannot move — a foreclosure date, a probate, a relocation — or you simply need this finished.

Get the number, then decide

You cannot compare the two options properly until you know what our offer actually is. Finding out is free and commits you to nothing.

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